The risk
In vehicles equipped with automatic activation of heated front seats on remote start, occupant pressure on the seat in the same location can over time damage the flexible heating mat inside the seat. In rare cases, this can cause high electrical resistance in the damaged area of the mat. As a consequence, areas of the seat subject to high electrical resistance may overheat and could lead to a fire when the vehicle is unattended.
Product: Passenger car. Company recall code: 18286EU
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other fire alerts in 2018
46 of the 419 motor vehicle alerts published in 2018 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1727/18 16 Nov 2018 | Suzuki DL650A, GSX-S750, GSX-R1000 |
| A12/1657/18 9 Nov 2018 | Ford Mustang |
| A12/1622/18 2 Nov 2018 | Lexus GS350, GS450h, IS350C, IS350 |
| A12/1535/18 19 Oct 2018 | VW Tiguan Touran |
| A12/1500/18 12 Oct 2018 | Dodge Ram |
| A12/1382/18 28 Sept 2018 | Mercedes-Benz C-class, E-class |
| A12/1385/18 28 Sept 2018 | Mercedes-Benz GL, GLE, GLS, ML |
| A12/1423/18 28 Sept 2018 | Dodge RAM |
Who notified alerts in 2018
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 241 |
| France | 55 |
| United Kingdom | 41 |
| Portugal | 37 |
| Poland | 14 |
| Greece | 10 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2018
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